VanLUG Email Archive
I can finally ping from my linux machine to my NeXTs! As you may know I
have had considerable pain on this issue and have been asking for opinions
to the possible cause. My linux box has an ASUS TX97X board.
I've tested all components separately including cables and hub, moved PCI
cards around, rebuilt the linux install numerous times, ran tcpdump and
read various networking things, tried Vlad's network scripts, ... Several
months of periodically returning to this problem but no luck, until last
night.
I reflashed the Bios, reinstalled SUSE 5.2 and changed 3 other things:
1) Moved video card to PCI slot 2, SCSI to slot 1 and Network to slot 3
2) Used a D-link card with the Digital "tulip" chipset insead of 3com905
Vortex
3) Discovered that the USB bus was claiming the same interupt as the
network card (#7) even though I have no USB devices. So declared all
cards explicitly 10, 11, 9. then disabled the USB bus and later reenabled
it. Its interupt is now 255?
I guess #3 is the main suspect. However I've had this problem for at
least 6 months and have previously reflashed the bios, moved cards around,
set different interupts and rebuilt Linux. Had not seen anything to
identify the possible IRQ conflict previously. Checked IRQ's in windows
and linux.
Strange problem, but now fixed. Hooray!
Also a fellow named "Rick?" at the last club meeting helped though I don't
know his email and the Mobil driver presenters at the last meeting.
I built the box myself, but my vendor - Impaq computers - patiently
exchanged cards and tested the hub for me without charge.
Simon